Hickory Ski Center Work Days

Hickory Ski Center

It’s that time of year again when Hickory Ski Center begins preparing the mountain for the upcoming ski season. Saturday, October 1 will the season’s first Mountain Work Day and Hickory is looking for help.

Volunteers should meet at 9 am on the deck of the lodge and work will be finished by 2:00. Be sure to bring sturdy boots, work gloves, water, lunch, appropriate tools, and a vivacious attitude. In addition to seeing our trails take shape and meeting other hard working skiers and riders who enjoy playing in the woods, volunteers will receive a complimentary day pass voucher or credit toward a season pass for each day they work. Make sure you receive your voucher before you leave the mountain the day you work.

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Wanted: Big Tupper Ski Reporter

The NYSkiBlog is looking for a reporter to cover skiing, conditions and happenings at the Big Tupper ski area in Tupper Lake, NY.

Responsibilities include skiing, picture taking and writing for NY Ski Blog and the NY Ski Forum. We’ll cover your lift tickets in exchange for your well-crafted prose and beautifully composed photographs. We’d like someone who could ski the hill at least once a month from opening until close. If interested send a note to us at harvey44@nyskiblog.com.

Echo Cliffs at Piseco Lake, NY

Echo Cliffs on Panther Mountain are at the end of short, steep, well-worn trail off the West Shore Road on Piseco Lake. The climb offers challenging blowdown, interesting boulders formations, a steep scramble for the summit, and a great view as a reward.

View from Echo Cliffs

We found this hike in Kids on the Trail! published by the Adirondack Mountain Club. It’s another great kid-friendly hike, but again today the book’s vague instructions for reaching the trailhead were frustrating.

With the Eastern Adirondacks off limits due to the effects of tropical storm Irene, we again looked to the west in our new guidebook. After hiking Castle Rock, Neve wanted to climb again for more views. We made the hour long drive over to Piseco Lake.

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